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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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