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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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