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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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 almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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