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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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