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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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