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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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