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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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