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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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