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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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