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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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