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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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