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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation 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 educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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