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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes 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 massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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