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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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