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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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