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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses 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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