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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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