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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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