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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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