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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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