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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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