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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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