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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition