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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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