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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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