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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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