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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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