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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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