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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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