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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important 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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