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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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