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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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