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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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