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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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