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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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