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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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