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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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