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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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