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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing 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 we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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