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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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