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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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