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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take 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 massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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