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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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