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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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