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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major 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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