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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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