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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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