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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? 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 participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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