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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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