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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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