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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take 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 usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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