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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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