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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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