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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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