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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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