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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part 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 online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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