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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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