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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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