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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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