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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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