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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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