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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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