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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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