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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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