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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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