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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable students 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. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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