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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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