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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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