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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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