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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. 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 teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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