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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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