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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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