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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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