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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? 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 stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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