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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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