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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in 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. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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