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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive 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 educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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