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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over 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. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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