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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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