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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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