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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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