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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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