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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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