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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors 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 different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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