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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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