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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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