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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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