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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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