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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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