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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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