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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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