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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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