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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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