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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers 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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