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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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