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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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