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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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