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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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