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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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