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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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