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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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