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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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