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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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