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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing 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 training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important 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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