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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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