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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation 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 educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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