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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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