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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation 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 stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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