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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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