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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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