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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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