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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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