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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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