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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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