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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured 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 models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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