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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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