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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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