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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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