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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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