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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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