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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing 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 of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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