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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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