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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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