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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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