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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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