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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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