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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all over 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 almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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