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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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