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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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