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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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