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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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