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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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