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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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