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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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