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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the 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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