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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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