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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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