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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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