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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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