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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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