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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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