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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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