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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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