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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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