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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment 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 institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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