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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around 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. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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