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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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