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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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