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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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