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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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