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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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