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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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