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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in 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 courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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