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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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