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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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