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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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