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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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