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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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