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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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