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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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