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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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