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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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