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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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