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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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