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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment 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 organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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