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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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