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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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