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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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