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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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