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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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