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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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