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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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