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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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