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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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