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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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