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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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