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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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