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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take 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 usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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