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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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