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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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