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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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