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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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