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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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