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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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