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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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