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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment 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 handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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