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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers 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 different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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