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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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