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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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