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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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