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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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