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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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