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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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