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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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