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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today 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 teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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