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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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