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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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