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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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