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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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