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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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