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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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