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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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