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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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