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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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 generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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