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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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