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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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