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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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