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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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