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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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