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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses 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. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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