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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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