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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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