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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major 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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