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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate 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. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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