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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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