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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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