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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and 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 stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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