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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education