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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What 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 deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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