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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. 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 normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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