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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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