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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What 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 we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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