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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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