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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in 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. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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