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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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