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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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