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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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