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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take 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. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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