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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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