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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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