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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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