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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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