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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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