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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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