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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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