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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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