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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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