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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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