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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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