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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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