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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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