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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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