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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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