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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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