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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses 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 massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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