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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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