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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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