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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled students 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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