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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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