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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that 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 participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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