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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators 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 business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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