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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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