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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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