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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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