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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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