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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in 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 massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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