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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes 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 classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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