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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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