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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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