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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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