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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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