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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative 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 institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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