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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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