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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes 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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