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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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