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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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