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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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