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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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