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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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