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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online 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 organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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