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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation 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 institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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