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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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