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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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