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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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