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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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