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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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