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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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