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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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