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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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