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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key 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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