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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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