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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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