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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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