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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines 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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