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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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