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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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