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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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