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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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