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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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