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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment 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 teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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