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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-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 MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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