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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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