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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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