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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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