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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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