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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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