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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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