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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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