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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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