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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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