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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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