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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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