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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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