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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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