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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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