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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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