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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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