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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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