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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants 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. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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