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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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