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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. 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 participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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