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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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