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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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