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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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