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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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