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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key 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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