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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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