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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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