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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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