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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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