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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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