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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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