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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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