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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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