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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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