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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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