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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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