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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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