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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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