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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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