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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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