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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What 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 deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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