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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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