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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly 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 describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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