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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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