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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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