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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive 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 articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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