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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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