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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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