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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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