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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving 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 schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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