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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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