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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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