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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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