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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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