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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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