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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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