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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and 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 educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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