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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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