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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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