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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors 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 organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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