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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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