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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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