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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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