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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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