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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in 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. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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