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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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