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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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