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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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