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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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