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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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