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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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