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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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