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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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