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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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