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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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