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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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