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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes 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. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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