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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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