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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively 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 institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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