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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental 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 stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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