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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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