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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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