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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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