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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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