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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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