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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that 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 organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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