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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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