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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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