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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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