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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major 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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