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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment 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 we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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