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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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