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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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