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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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