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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors 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 business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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