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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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