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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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