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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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