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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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