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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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