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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment 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 organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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