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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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