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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed 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 organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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