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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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