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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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 courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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