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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because 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 be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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