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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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