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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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