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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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