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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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