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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key 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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