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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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