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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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