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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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