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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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