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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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