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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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