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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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