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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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