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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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