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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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