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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of 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 MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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