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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. 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 classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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