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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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