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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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