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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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