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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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