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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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