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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes 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 mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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