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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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