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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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