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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning enable people all around the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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