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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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