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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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