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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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