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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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