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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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