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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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