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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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