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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. 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 instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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