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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part 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. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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