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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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