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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants 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. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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