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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment 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 teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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