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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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