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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)