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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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