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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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