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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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