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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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