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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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