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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to take part 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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