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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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