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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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