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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the 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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