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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-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 guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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