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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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