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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-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 ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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