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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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