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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of 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 courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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