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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are 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 several topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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