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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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