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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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