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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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