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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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