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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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