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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable students 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. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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