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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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