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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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