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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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