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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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