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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. 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 massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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