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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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