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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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