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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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