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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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