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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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