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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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