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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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