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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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