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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants 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. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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