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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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