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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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