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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses 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 MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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