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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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