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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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