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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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