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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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