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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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