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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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