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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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