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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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