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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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