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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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 online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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