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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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