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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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