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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major 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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