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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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