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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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