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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in 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. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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