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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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