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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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