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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation 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 issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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