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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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