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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 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 make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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