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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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