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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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