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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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