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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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