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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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