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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important 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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