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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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