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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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