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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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