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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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