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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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