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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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