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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses 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. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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