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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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