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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key 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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