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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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